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| Two biggest factors of oral cancer |
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| What is NOT an age related change? |
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| How would the patient react if the solution given via NG tube is not diluted correctly? |
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| The concentrated solution will make th epatient sick and give them diarrhea |
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| 5 rights before giving solution via NG tube |
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-Patient
-Formula
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-Schedule
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-Check order
- Set pt in High Fowler's position
-NG tube placement needs to be confirmed with XR
-Check for residual
-Correct fomula
-Flush tube after feeding
-Keep head and chest elevated for 30 min after feeding
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A patient comes in the clinic for her yearly exam. When you ask her about her bowel movement she says that she hasn't gone to the bathroom for two days and she feels bloated. You immediately think constipation, so what are some teaching that you might tell the pt?
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| The pt needs to do some activities, drink plenty of water and have more fiber in their diet. If it doesn't work use stool softeners |
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3 parts of the small intestine: |
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| Ag Gastric analysis is being peformed on a patient to determine the hydrochloric acid content of the gastric fluid. An NG tube is inserted. How long do you withdraw gastric secretions? |
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| gastric secretions are withdrawn q 15 min for 1 hour |
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| In endoscopy a video camera that is a size of a large vitamin tablet. How and what is this device used for? |
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| The device is swallowed by the pt like an ordinary pill. It takes picture of the entire digestive tract, so it goes in one end and out the other. This is performed in a hospital setting. |
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